germ layer present / levels of organization and coelom   specimen type of animal based on number and organization of germ layer present (diploblastic, triploblastic) type of coelom (none, pseudocoelom, true coelom) scypha     hydra     dugesia     ascaris     earthworm     How did the structural complexity change among phyla as the number of germ layers increased? Is there an advantage of having a mesoderm, why or why not?

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specimen type of animal based on number and organization of germ layer present (diploblastic, triploblastic) type of coelom (none, pseudocoelom, true coelom)
scypha    
hydra    
dugesia    
ascaris    
earthworm    

How did the structural complexity change among phyla as the number of germ layers increased? Is there an advantage of having a mesoderm, why or why not?

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